Comprehension
What role does Count Olaf want Violet to play in "The Marvelous Marriage"?
His wife
"The entire building sagged to the side, like a crooked tooth" (Snicket 21).
Simile: compares the building to a crooked tooth using the word like.
A struggle between a character and his/her feelings, conscience, or fear.
Person vs. Self Conflict
The youngest Baudelaire sibling, loves to bite things, speaks in...
Sunny
True or False:
Count Olaf will be in charge of the Baudelaire's fortune until Violet comes of age.
False
Mr. Poe is in charge of the Baudelaire fortune until Violet comes of age.
"We have to keep our chin up" (Snicket 32).
Idiom
This phrase does not actually mean to put their chin up in the air, it means to stay positive.
What is the definition of internal conflict?
Conflict that takes place INSIDE a character's mind or heart.
Loves to read, wears glasses, looks intelligent, 12 years old.
What is the purpose of the setting of a story?
It establishes the mood/tone of the story.
Mulctuary Money Management
Alliteration
The letter/sound "M" is being repeated multiple times
The Pilgrims’ first winter in the new land was extremely difficult. In fact, they were nearly defeated by the harsh winter. Nearly half of the English settlers died during the first winter as a result of poor nutrition and inadequate housing in the cold climate.
Person vs. Nature
The Baudelaire's current guardian.
Count Olaf
Choose the BEST word to describe Mr. Poe's reaction to the children's complaints about Count Olaf.
a) Caring - he wants to fix the problem for the children right away
b) Skeptical - he doesn't believe that living with Count Olaf is THAT bad
c) Sympathetic - he feels very bad/sorry for the children
b) Skeptical - he doesn't believe that living with Count Olaf is THAT bad
"Count Olaf reached out one of his spidery hands and stroked Violet on the chin..." (Snicket 78).
Metaphor: compares Count Olaf's hand to a spider but does NOT use like or as.
It’s almost as if Brigit was born with a football in her hand. She’s a natural player with the heart of a true athlete. Her goal is to play in the NFL someday. However, first she needs to convince her school’s football team to let her play with them.
Person vs. Society
The executor of the Baudelaire fortune until Violet comes of age.
Mr. Poe
Which word do the Baudelaires frequently use to describe Count Olaf's eyes?
(Helpful Pages: 22, 45, 54, 72)
Shiny
"His glasses leaped from his face and skittered into a corner" (Snicket 53-54).
Personification: this statement is giving the human trait of leaping to an object (Klaus's glasses).
"'Count Olaf gives us a lot of responsibility,' Violet said. What she wanted to say was, 'Count Olaf is an evil man,' but she was well mannered" (Snicket 37).
Person vs. Self
Violet is struggling with the choice to be well mannered or to tell the truth.
Loves to invent things, is right handed, ties up their hair when needing to think.
Violet